"Klusterfuck," as expected, is another smart addition to Tech N9ne's vault.

"I was born in November, eighth day, 1971st, y'all/ Nine o'clock in the morning, a Christian girl in Kansas City gave birth, y'all…" It's curious hearing Tech N9ne recount his origin story on the opening track to Klusterfuck, his latest six-track EP. It's curious, because by now the quick-spitter is known across the world - his career and background is no longer the stuff of a cult or hallowed local secret. But Tech also occupies that middle-ground position where he's never broken through to the mainstream - he's not a name that rings bells of recognition from those casual fans who know rap to be Jay and 'Ye and Ricky and Wayne. But it's a floating role Tech plays exquisitely, recognizing that it offers him a guaranteed fan base without the shackles and pressures that come from being a toy of the majors; it's a position that is the key to his unbridled creativity and freedom of speak. Klusterfuck, as expected, is another smart addition to his vault.

Despite being known for his ability to rap at warp speed, it's Tech's song-writing that shines through here. So the song "Klusterfuck" quickly turns into a musing on religion, with Tech talking about the trials of growing up having converted from Christianity to being a Muslim, while "Awkward" has him telling tales with twists (including a non-rapped anecdote about a young ATLien that we'll call B.o.B., some firearms, and the phrase "then he did his hand like a gun thing."). And even though Tech's trademark lyrical thrills are as bewitching as ever, he never just spits for high-octane kicks: on songs like "Blur" his voice is all nuanced and malleable, not so much hooked around him firing off syllables for sport as warping and bending his vocals to punctuate the beat. It's a lyrical performance that suggests close to a mastery of his art.

So while Klusterfuck doesn't contain anything likely to catapult Tech way out into the masses - and that's not the EP's ambit anyway - it's another rousing example of why the Kansas City kid is one of Hip Hop's true gems.

Yo!

nicca

Dick Riders

You all dick ride Tech N9ne so damn much its embarrassing his music absolutely sucks! He is horrible you guys see one person give him a good rating and the rest dick ride when half of you haven't even heard this embarrassing shit!

Anonymous

You just argued with a dude whose name is dick riders, and yea dick riders tech is in a 15+ album phase, caught wayne for his last album and now he feels like just experimenting not my favorite but I still like tech

shaminizzle

even tho i'd love to hear tec kill some southside, lex luger, jhalil, mike will and drumma boy beats his flow is so crazy and lyrics are so sick he can rap to those werid and some wack beats he be usin. he need to collab wi chamillionaire tho, and more wit busta and twista. trec would be perfect on the can you keep up rmx. and songs wit slaughterhouse and he good, oh eminem collab is much needed too

James

So Icy Boi!

Anonymous

riiiiiiight lil wayne killed tech.. that must have been why Wayne named Tech one of his favorite rappers AND reached out to him to be on his album.. and pretty much gave him a solo track on waynes own album...
GET UR FACTS STRAIGHT.. nothing worse than an uneducated comment board gangster spouting off about shit he has no clue about. get back to roman reloaded because I am sure Nicki is the G.O.A.T. of all time in your opinion.. right????

Anonymous

It's sad but Tech will never out sell Wayne. Which shows how retarded kids like this dumbass have more say in what's on the radio. Sad world. But people who know what's up aren't bothered by that shit. So go tech and go tech fans who could care the fuck less about who's sellin.

Fossie

Anonymous

Anonymous

Production from Mayday was amazing imo. Not my favorite EP from Tech but still a strong effort. Definitely worth the buy if you already like Tech but like the review says I don't expect this to convert anyone into a Technician.